#review BAND MADHOUSE ALBUM BRAINDEAD LABEL IRON SHIELD OUT June 12th, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 MADHOUSE was founded in 1987 by Carsten Krekow (GT/VC) and Thomas Gamlien (GT) in Hamburg/Germany, followed by Lars Rothbarth (BG) and Paul Slabiak (DR). With two demos out in last slice of 80’s, GOIN CRAZY (1988) and MADHOUSE (1989), they disbanded in 1991 and every musicians joyned other local metal bands. In winter 2014 was fixed the reunion and since 2016 MADHOUSE is working on o

#review #recordoftheday BAND Cirith Ungol ALBUM FOREVER BLACK LABEL METAL BLADE RECORDS OUT April 24th, 2020 PIR RATING 90/100 Surely one of of the mst anticipated albums this year year at Hardrockheavymetal and we can say it was worth waiting for. Evocative LEGION ARISE, opened by intro THE CALL, sign the return of cult Us band, seen on stage in many festival throughout last years and out with a single (WITCH’S GAME) in 2018 and a live album (I’M ALIVE) in 2019. With a great

#review BAND Pale Divine ALBUM CONSEQUENCE OF TIME LABEL CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC OUT May 26th, 2020 OUR RATING 90/100 Pale Divine celebrates first 25 years of their history with a new album entitled CONSEQUENCE OF TIME, out via CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC on May 26th, 2020. Let’s start from the end: this album is one of the best thing listened in the first slice of this mad 2020! For Pennsylvania classic metal veterans Pale Divine, the reinvention that takes place on their sixth full-lengt

#review BAND Ancient Curse ALBUM THE NEW PROPHECY LABEL PURE STEEL RECORDS OUT 29/5/20 OUR RATING 80/100 Founded in 1985, they are also not a typical band of the eighties because their storm and stress phase emerged in the mid-1990s with one mini and two full-length albums. Two and a half decades ago they played in this line-up: singer / guitarist Pepe Pierez (ex-Sons of Seasons), guitarist Gunnar Erxleben (ex-Riot Instinct), bassist Thorsten Penz (G.L.A.S.S.) and drummer Mat

#review BAND VICTORIA K ALBUM ESSENTIA LABEL ROCKSHOTS RECORDS OUT April 24th, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 Victoria K from Australia is ready to unleash her debut album “Essentia” on April 24, 2020 via ROCKSHOTS RECORDS The full length was produced by Lee Bradshaw and features special guest Michalina Malisz (Eluveitie). The Melbourne singer/songwriter has made her mark on the rock/metal scene with the release of her debut single ‘Monster’ in 2016, featuring guitar work by Brett

#recordoftheday #review BAND Wolf ALBUM FEEDING THE MACHINE LABEL Century Media Records OUT March 13th, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 Eight full-lenght after six years since brilliant DEVIL SEED by WOLF, classic metal band from Sweden. It’s not easy to be fresh in the classic metal scene, where many fans are obviously conservative. FEEDING THE MACHINE is the new fatigue after two changes on four members in the line up, with Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND) on bass and Johan Koleberg on

#review BAND Solicitor ALBUM SPECTRAL DEVASTATION LABEL Gatesofhellrecords OUT 24/4/2020 OUR RATING 87/100 And finally on April 24th will be out the debut full-lenght by SÖLICITÖR, entitled SPECTRAL DEVASTATION. Yes..top level quality speed metal but not only because in this platter we can find many other things. Since their 2018 formation, the band from Seattle has been honing their speed/thrash hybrid to be dynamic and unpredictable. Recorded in late 2019 and early 2020 at

#review BAND CROSSON ALBUM ROCK N’ROLL LOVE AFFAIR LABEL GALAXY RECORDS OUT 27/3/2020 OUR RATING 81/100 Following the success of their appreciated 2018 album ‘Invincible’, CROSSON, from Australia, return with their new album Rock ‘N Roll Love Affair, out on Galaxy Records on March 27th. The album was once again mixed by U.S producer Duane Baron (Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Poison), mastered by Dave Donnelly (Aerosmith, KISS, Whitesnake) and engineered by Russel

#review BAND Lonewolf ALBUM UNLEASH THE BEAST LABEL Self Release OUT 13/2/2020 OUR RATING 84/100 Formed in 2017, Nightwölf from Brazil was heir of the best old-school HM, both in music and in all the band’s aesthetics. Deeply influenced by masters such as Judas Priest, Accept, Manowar and Iron Maiden, the line up consists of Jack Znake (Vocals), Adan Hessen (Guitar), Rafael Roan (Guitar), Guilherme de Almeida (Bass) and João Videira (Drums) The band’s first record, a self-rel

#review BAND TORCHIA ALBUM THE COVEN LABEL Rockshots Records OUT March 27th, 2020 OUR RATING 85/100 TORCHIA is a five-members metal band from Tampere, Finland. They released their first full-length album "Of Curses and Grief" in October 2017. The album was produced and mixed by renowned Finnish producer Hiili Hiilesmaa who is known for his work with bands like HIM, Amorphis, Ensiferum and Apocalyptica. The album was picked 7th best Finnish album of 2017 by Inferno Magazine, t

#review BAND Satan's Empire ALBUM HAIL THE EMPIRE LABEL Dissonance Productions OUT 20/3/2020 OUR RATING 88/100 The wait is over..the new album by SATAN’S EMPIRE entitled “HAIL THE EMPIRE” is finally out and we can say, trust me on this, it was worth it. For the first time out on DISSONANCE PRODUCTIONS, the first impression is really excellent, thank to a well-groomed production which exalts all members, first vocals among others. With a confirmed line-up and an awesome cover

#review BAND Winternius ALBUM OPEN THE PORTAL LABEL BLACK TEARS OUT March 2nd, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 Born in the last slice of 2016,as a ROBY GRINDER, aka WINTERNIUS, project, it involved from the beginning ELIGOR, former member of the same band SACRADIS. GRINDER switched from bass to guitar and ELIGOR from guitar to drums. In 2019 the line up was completed with JOHN KILLERBOB on bass, ALEX TRIVEX on guitar, and new vocalist ÜLFE. OPEN THE PORTAL is the first fatigue, out on

#review BAND Road Warrior ALBUM MACH II LABEL GATES OF HELL RECORDS OUT 24/4/2020 OUR RATING 84/100 Well-known on our pages, ROAD WARRIOR from Australia are ready to unleash their new fatigue entitled MACH II, out on April 24th on Gates of Hell Records. Firstly we can say that Mach II is surely more sophisticated than its predecessor. Recorded at Against the Grain Studios in Adelaide, South Australia with producer Andy Kite, Mach II provides a sound more mature, proud of thei

#review BAND Dark Forest (UK) ALBUM OAK, ASH & THORN LABEL CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC OUT 24/4/2020 OUR RATING 86/100 DARK FOREST from Uk are ready to unleash their 5th full lenght entitled OAK, ASH &THORN out on April 24th on CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC. They able to put together again a fancy mix of true metal, epic vibes with tales from the heart of England’s long and storied past. Dark Forest founding member, guitarist and songwriter Christian Horton was halfway through the creation of th

#review #recordoftheday BAND Elixir ALBUM VOYAGE OF THE EAGLE LABEL Dissonance Productions OUT March 6th, 2020 OUR RATING 88/100 We have the chance to have on our pages a few days ago PHIL DENTON of ELIXIR (https://www.hardrockheavymetal.info/post/phil-denton-elixir) and now it’s time to spread our opinion about new album VOYAGE OF THE EAGLE, out on March 6th on DISSONANCE. With four on five members of masterpiece SON OF ODIN, this platter provides ten song where the trademar

#review BAND NECRODEATH ALBUM NERAKA (EP) OUT BLACK TEARS LABEL April 2nd, 2020 OUR RATING 84/100 NECRODEATH, Italian legends worldwide appreciated in black/thrash scene, are ready to unleash new EP NERAKA, out on April 2nd, 2020 on Black Tears. NERAKA provides five tracks, three news such as INFERNO, PETRIFY and SUCCUBUS RISES, plus one live version of classic FLAME OF MALIGNANCE and one cover, CALIFORNIA UBER ALLES, by DEAD KENNEDYS. Recorded, mixed ad mastered in Rapallo

#review BAND Hellraiders ALBUM FIGHTING HARD LABEL Inferno records OUT 30/3/2020 OUR RATING 86/100 Sicilian band HELLRAIDERS started playin’ in local pubs in 2013 and, after years of intense hardworking rehearsals, the band was out in 2016 with its first release, called "Beat To Death", showing a great potential with six songs forged in the old-school HM style, Now 4 years later, HELLRAIDERS are ready to unleash their debut full-lenght entitled "Fighting Hard", out on INFERNO

#review BAND 17 CRASH ALBUM Through Hell And Back OUT 20/03/2020 LABEL Volcano Records OUR RATING 85/100 Born in 2011 in Tuscany, thanks to the passion of Phil Hill and Ros Crash. 17 Crash at their early beginning unleashed their passion with a pure 80's LA Glam Rock Style. Their first album was entitled " Reading your Dirty Minds" (2015). After a first Italian tour, they published a second work, “Hit the prey", in March 2018: a great blend of 80's sound and Modern Hard n’ H

#review BAND Ross The Boss Band ALBUM BORN ON FIRE LABEL AFM RECORDS OUT March 6th, 2020 OUR RATING 87/100 Out on March 6th on AFM RECORDS, BORN ON FIRE is the new platter by ROSS THE BOSS, the fourth in the history of the band led by iconic guitarist of MANOWAR. We really appreciated on our pages BY BLOOD SWARN two years ago and this platter is a confirm of the good health of the band. Same line up, except STEVE BOLOGNESE on drums, which provides a great contribution to the

#recordoftheday #review BAND Burning Witches ALBUM DANCE WITH THE DEVIL LABEL NUCLEAR BLAST OUT 6/3/2020 OUR RATING 84/100 Third album by the HM band from Switzerland out on March 6th on Nuclear Blast and first with new (awesome) singer LAURA GULDEMOND. Surely a more various album than previous HEXENHAMMER. The trademark is CLASSIC HM, squared and strong, and the five girls are able to do the best thing. They are able to hit, to be epic when it needs..a rich album where new